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Link due to settle defunct Woodford fund with FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... fundie Mark Woodford went on YouTube to apologise to investors, whose money was trapped in the fund as it faced liquidity issues. Link announced to the ASX today that its UK business Link Fund Solutions Limited (LFS), the trustee of the fund, is due ...

Ending the super wars: Government acts to legislate an objective

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... of everyday Australians." "An objective of superannuation will help drive the focus of policy reform to address systemic issues, such as including superannuation contributions on Government paid parental leave to help close the gender gap where women ...

Support staff key to advice firm longevity: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... business," he said. "With the quest for professional service-orientated support staff becoming one of the key business issues in 2023, if they wish to be considered an employer of choice, many firms will need to review the benefits package they offer ...

Allianz Retire+ launches new retirement income solution

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... strategies with certainty. "Innovation in retirement products has consistently been deprioritised and surpassed by more urgent issues concerning the industry," Allianz Australia Life Insurance chief executive Adrian Stewart said. "That all changed in ...

Women the future of advice: Netwealth

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2023
... such as Australian equities. It further identified over half of women over the age of 18 care deeply about environmental issues (59%) and social issues (54%), yet only a quarter of females (24%) currently hold responsible investments in their portfolio. ...

Platinum Asset Management adds stewardship lead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... skills matrix, but it is up to the company which skills they choose to describe there, and the language used around ESG issues. There's no set formula around those description. When you look at a skills matrix, a company could say it has three directors ...

Government introduces gender pay gap bill

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... utility of employment terms, conditions, and practices relating to flexible work arrangements, consultation with employees on issues concerning gender equality in the workplace, and sex-based harassment and discrimination. Minister for women, senator ...

"A lawyer's picnic": QAR report slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2023
... financial adviser (where it is given by an individual), it would exacerbate the existing accessibility and affordability issues which are part of the reason for this review." Responding to the proposal yesterday, Association of Financial Advisers chief ...

My mind has not been changed: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2023
... financial adviser (where it is given by an individual), it would exacerbate the existing accessibility and affordability issues which are part of the reason for this Review." She stressed that relevant providers (financial advisers, financial planners ...

Mercer proposes superannuation tax overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2023
... recommendations would improve the super tax system now and into the future. "The proposed changes address critical and systemic issues in ways that have little to no impact on the Budget, while seeking to improve the system over the long term. We can ...